IEA HOTLINE Podcast
Regular podcast about Idaho Education Association members and the work of they do to improve public education in Idaho. Sign up here to get weekly updates. https://idahoea.org/news-events/iea-hotline/sign-up/
Episodes
13 episodes
Idaho Legislature - 2023 Adjournment & Education Outcomes
The Idaho Legislature adjourned last week and the results for public education and IEA members were nothing short of monumental. Historic pay raises for both certified educators and education support professionals and the defeat se...
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Episode 13
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28:51
Idaho Legislature - Week 10
This episode’s topic is Week 10 of the 2023 legislative session. With adjournment likely next week, lawmakers are done with committee hearings and working through a long roster of legislation so they can go home. The Idaho Legislature is windin...
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Episode 12
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23:52
Idaho Legislature - Week 7
In this episode of the HOTLINE Podcast, our panel discusses Week 7 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session, including the defeat of extreme voucher and maneuvering around other voucher bills, failed attempts to police and censor libraries and o...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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30:56
Idaho Legislature - Week 6
In this episode of Idaho Education Association's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Week 6 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session. Our panel's discussion centers on:The real fiscal impact of the session’s first voucher billA bill...
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Episode 10
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22:02
Idaho Legislature - Week 5
In this episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Week 5 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session. Our panel's analysis centers on the advancement of the session’s first voucher bill earlier in the week, the outlook for Gov. Brad Little’s pro...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:33
Idaho Legislature - Week 4
In this episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Week 4 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session. Our discussion centers around bond and levy elections on March 14 and proposed legislation to limit school district opportunities to put such m...
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Episode 8
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27:28
Idaho Legislature - Weeks 1-3
In this episode of HOTLINE, we discuss the first three weeks of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session. There’s been quite a bit action around education at the Statehouse as those with a wide variety of perspectives about public education begin b...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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38:27
2023 IEA Lobby Day
This episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast discusses Jan. 16's 2023 IEA Lobby Day, IEA members’ annual opportunity talk directly with Idaho lawmakers about their legislative priorities for making Idaho public education the best it can possibly...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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39:12
2023 State of the State Address
In this episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Idaho Gov. Brad Little's recommendation to bring starting teacher salaries into the top 10 among all states — an extraordinary commitment to public education and the future of the state. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:25
Vouchers — Government Subsidies for Private Schools
In this episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss vouchers — taxpayer funded government subsidies for private schools or vendors that syphon scarce and desperately needed tax dollars away from public school classroom. The panel discusses how...
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Episode 4
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23:40
Chronic Underfunding of Idaho Public Education
In this episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Idaho's decades of chronically underfunding Idaho public schools and cascading impacts it has on students, learning and public school educators. The panel discusses the Idaho Legislature's co...
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Episode 3
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27:56
Crisis in Student Mental Health & Wellbeing
In this episode of Idaho Education Association's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss the growing, critical crisis of student mental health and wellbeing and how its impacting Idaho students, classrooms and educators. The panel discusses wh...
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Episode 2
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33:42